Pakistan edged closer to a full state of emergency with the imposition of strict controls on newspapers and television in an attempt to contain anti-government protests. Under a new draconian law, the TV networks have been ordered to stop live news coverage and suspend political shows. Coverage of demonstrations against the government and any criticism of the armed forces are banned................detail

The first port of call on Tony Blair's farewell tour, after announcing that he would relinquish the post of prime minister on June 27, was Paris, where the formalities included a gracious reception by Jacques Chirac. There were profound disagreements between the two of them on matters ranging from Europe to the war in Iraq, and on occasion the acrimony spilled into the public sphere.,.......detail

"Forget that you are a journalist. If, as a human being, you care at all about those who are suffering, you will not publish this report. I implore you: please don't aggravate the situation. It is already very precarious," a senior official from the United Nations Human Rights Council told Newsline............detail

"The alliance between the military and the judiciary is falling apart. This alliance began in 1977, with the coup of General Zia. It seems the judiciary has had enough of the military establishment removing its members. The removal of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) on charges of corruption has acted as a catalyst to trigger widespread unrest. It seems to me that we are witnessing the end of the Musharraf dictatorship" - Benazir Bhutto........detail

We might have had our mothers pick out our wardrobes well into our teens, but the teenagers of generation now are cut from a different cloth. They are hip and cool; they want to fashion their own identity ñ and itís a definite ënoí to the clothes mom picked out. This is where Leisure Club, a label specialising in funky clothes for children and young adults, steps in. .........detail

An established signature and an unwavering commitment to his cause sustain Iqbal Hussain's stature as an artist, while his aesthetic output plummets and soars by turns. Prolific production aside, Hussain's art in the last few years has been traversing the bumpy road of hits and misses. ............detail